diff --git a/spicebot_command_devexcuse/__init__.py b/spicebot_command_devexcuse/__init__.py
index 0113abd..d06193a 100644
--- a/spicebot_command_devexcuse/__init__.py
+++ b/spicebot_command_devexcuse/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def upper(bot, trigger, comrun):
 def fetch_string():
     content_url = 'http://developerexcuses.com'
     content_page = requests.get(content_url, headers={'Accept': 'text/plain'})
-    fetched_str = content_page.text
+    fetched_str = content_page.content
     return fetched_str